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PUBLIC NOTICE NO.67/2015, DT. 30/03/2016

Authorization of Textiles Committee to issue Certificate of Origin under various Free Trade Agreements/Preferential Trade Agreements – reg.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies that “Textiles Committee” would also be one of the agencies as listed in Appendix 2-B-“List of Agencies Authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (COO) (Preferential)” of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020) competent to issue Certificate of Origin (COO) under the following Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)/Preferential Trade Agreement(PTAs)

i) Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)

ii) Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA)

iii) ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA)

iv) India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA)

v) India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA)

vi) South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

vii) India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA)

viii) India-Mercosur Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA)

ix) Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)

x) SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangements (SAPTA)

xi) India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CECA)

2. The revised Appendix 2B would, accordingly read as under:

Sl No	Name of the Agreement	Existing Authorized Agencies	New (in Bold) Authorized Agencies
1	Global System Of Trade Preferences (GSTP)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Tobacco Board for Tobacco products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Tobacco Board for Tobacco products (iv) Textile Committee – Textile and made ups
2	India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made ups
3	ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made ups
4	India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA)	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made ups
5	India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made ups
6	South Asia Free Trade Area(SAFTA)	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
7	India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
8	India-Mercosur Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA)	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
9	Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)	As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020	As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020 (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
10.	SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA)	As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020	As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020 (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
11.	India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement ( CECA)	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products	(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products (iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups

Effect of Public Notice:

Appendix 2-B-“List of Agencies Authorized to Issue Certificate of Origin (COO) (Preferential)” has been revised to include Textile Committee for issuing COO under 11 Free/Preferential Trade Agreements.

(Anup Wadhawan)

Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: dgft@nic.in

[ISSUED FROM F.NO.01/93/180/80/AM-16/PC-2(B)

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